News Notes February – Connecticut & New York
February 1, 2011
Boat show back in the Big Apple Tens of thousands of boating and fishing enthusiasts start their season at the New York National Boat Show,
Boat show back in the Big Apple Tens of thousands of boating and fishing enthusiasts start their season at the New York National Boat Show,
Recent Coast Guard responses from around the region LEND A HAND – The crew from Coast Guard Station Golden Gate tow the sailboat Wing It
CROSSING AN OCEAN The Italian Swan 80 Berenice took line honors in the 2010 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, with a passage of a little more
The balancing act between complexity and simplicity When it comes to boats, we seem to go out of our way to make things more complicated
There’s nothing quite like a nice cup of joe to start your day in the cockpit and the Contoure CMM2000 coffee maker is there to
Winter in the Maine boat shop Benjamin Mendlowitz photos Like the forest trees that traditionally provided wood for skiffs, workboats and yachts, Maine’s boat shops
Rhode Island artist Will Sofrin makes prints of classic Herreshoff designs, Pearson Ensigns and more Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It’s a
TILGHMAN MORNING Gilbert Zimmerman of Morris Township, N.J., snapped this photo recently of Harris Creek at dawn as seen from Zimmerman’s Chesapeake House on Tilghman
On a boat, especially a cruising boat, space is a precious thing. With that in mind Beneteau has introduced the Swift Trawler 44, successor to
The Amesbury Skiff descends from a design that shaped New England working boats for 200 years
Boat propulsion often starts life as a terrestrial engine. Giving it sea legs is more complex than you might think
Artist Nancy Tankersley captures scenes of busy watermen in the Chesapeake.
A professional mariner prepares his Hans Christian 34 for this epic competition.
A new USCG-approved buoyancy aid offers saltwater anglers more comfort and mobility—but it’s built for calm, protected waters, not offshore runs.
This couple says their Grand Banks 46 Classic Good Enough turned out to be everything its name promised, and then some.
Chanticleer, a 108-foot Burger motoryacht, brings a remarkable slice of American yachting history to Watch Hill, Rhode Island.
Maritime artist Michael Keane was known for his use of color and fine detail, which imbued his works with a romantic atmosphere. In Reaching Cats, he captures the serenity of a summer day on the water in New England.
A well-designed solar system ensures your boat’s batteries stay charged and systems run without noisy generators or shore power. But installation can be complicated. Here’s what you need to know.
After his wife had a stroke that made their 50-foot trawler unusable, a husband commissioned a handicapped-accessible power cat. They took delivery in May 2021, and for the rest of the summer, with family and friends, they explored the waters near their house.
